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'The Little Mermaid' takes the uncanny valley under the sea : Pop Culture Happy Hour The Little Mermaid is Disney's latest property to receive the live-action remake treatment. While some scenes match the original film, there are changes. Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote several new songs for the film. And it stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and is in theaters now.

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'The Little Mermaid' takes the uncanny valley under the sea

'The Little Mermaid' takes the uncanny valley under the sea

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Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric and Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

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The Little Mermaid is Disney's latest property to receive the live-action remake treatment. While some scenes match the original film, there are changes. Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote several new songs for the film. And it stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and is in theaters now.

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Pop Culture Happy Hour

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes